Their 36-Day Stock Buying Spree Is the Longest on Record

Foreign investors are stampeding into South Korea, attracted by relatively cheap stock valuations and the nation's healthy finances.

Since the start of the second half, there have been $13.1 billion of inflows, more than reversing the $9.4 billion yanked out in the first six months of the year, according to data provider Yonhap Infomax. International money managers have been net purchasers of South Korean shares for 36 consecutive...